â Pui pui pui ! Old Master, how can you speak such inauspicious words?â
Facing Auntie Sunâs criticism, Grandpa Lin didnât fly into a rage. Instead, he clutched his chest and feigned a look of pain, âLook at this. Donât I look like Iâm very illâŚ?
â⌠Auntie Sun, you were rather smart to call just those two last night. The others are busy, and it would be best not to bother them whenever possible. Otherwise, Iâd have to go through the trouble of faking it when they come to the hospital as wellâŚâ
Grandpa Lin continued muttering for some time, but after seeing Auntie Sun ignoring him entirely as she tidied up with a vexed expression, he chose to stop speaking.
Lying on the bed, he sipped on the goji tea which Auntie Sun had passed over earlier. A mystified look crossed his face, and he spoke up once more, âSay, itâs been so many years since that brat last kicked up a fuss over marrying Yaoyao, so why would he start something now?
âYaoyao is such a good child, where else would he find another lady like her? Why wonât he just appreciate what he has?
âGod knows whose genes he inherited!
âThis wonât do, I have to find a solution. Staying in the hospital wonât work in the long-term. Should I go and hide in Hainan?â
âŚ
Actually, it wasnât like sheâd said something wrong. Why did he suddenly get so irritated?
Besides, that was his familyâs car. She was offering it to him, so why was he in such a hurry to walk awayâŚ?
Sitting at the back of a taxi, Lin Jiage recalled what Shi Yao had said to him back at the hospital, and an involuntary frown creased his forehead.
He solemnly mulled over the reason for some time, but the more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. Eventually, he decided to just close his eyes and get some sleep since he hadnât slept for the entire night anyway.
The condition on the road wasnât too good. It was slightly congested.
The taxi moved and stopped intermittently, and the shaking kept Lin Jiage from falling asleep.
Some distance later, he slowly opened his eyes and gazed at the brilliant sunlight outside the window. A memory suddenly flashed across his mindâthe beautiful smile that sheâd given his grandfather back at the hospitalâŚ
What a youthful and lovely portrait it wasâŚ
This pleasant thought remained in Lin Jiageâs mind for just a few seconds before he suddenly recalled her angry words back at the little forest on the campus.
â or else you might starve to death!
Heâd heard all kinds of criticisms and curses, but this line sure was refreshingly uniqueâŚ
Is it really a good thing to carry on such a meaningless connection with me when you already have a girlfriend?â
Heh, meaningless?
Lin Jiage thought mockingly as he took out his phone and tapped into Xia Shangzhouâs WeChat. [Why is someone else telling me that I have a girlfriend?]
They were both from the same university, so for her to say such words, she must have heard some kind of rumor.
Xia Shangzhou instantly replied: [Boss, I donât know.]
Lin Jiage was thinking â Are you sure? â on the inside, but he lazily tapped once on the screen and sent a [?] over.
Xia Shangzhou immediately deleted his previous âBoss, I donât knowâ message and sent a new one over: [Boss, give me a moment. Iâll help you look into this asap!]
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